Bryant visits Mount St. Mary's after Pride's 44-point outing

Bryant Bulldogs (14-8, 9-1 NEC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-12, 7-2 NEC)

Emmitsburg, Maryland; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Bryant takes on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers after Charles Pride scored 44 points in Bryant's 89-82 victory against the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash.

The Mountaineers have gone 7-2 in home games. Mount St. Mary's is seventh in the NEC with 12.5 assists per game led by Jalen Benjamin averaging 4.3.

The Bulldogs are 9-1 against conference opponents. Bryant is second in the NEC scoring 73.2 points per game and is shooting 43.0%.

The teams square off for the second time this season in NEC play. The Bulldogs won the last matchup 73-66 on Jan. 15. Adham Eleeda scored 26 points to help lead the Bulldogs to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Benjamin is scoring 13.1 points per game with 2.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Mountaineers. Nana Opoku is averaging 10.4 points and 6.8 rebounds over the past 10 games for Mount St. Mary's.

Peter Kiss is shooting 44.4% and averaging 22.8 points for the Bulldogs. Eleeda is averaging 3.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Bryant.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 7-3, averaging 69.3 points, 33.6 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 5.4 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.0 points per game.

Bulldogs: 9-1, averaging 81.8 points, 39.0 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 6.2 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.1 points.

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